SWEAT in the eyes
 

I'm still new to the cycling game, is there anything I can do to keep the sweat from running into my eyes while riding

I used to hate that.

The only thing that used to work for me was to bring a couple of bandannas that i used as sweat bands. I wore one and hung the other on my handlebar to dry. Then I alternated every time that I stopped.

Since I started riding recumbents that problem has gone away for me. Thanks for reminding me of what I'm missing.

Been wearing one of these for about 8 years now.

SweatVac Ventilator Cap

Ride earlier in the morning when it's cooler.

That's a great idea to have one available to wipe out the sweat and sun screen.

I used to use a headband called a "Halo" that had a little plastic/rubber "edge" across the forehead to redirect sweat to the sides. It worked "ok" in that sweat didn't roll straight down your face until it was well soaked. The issue was the side run off would commonly blow right back in your eyes beside your glasses.

I have used various head wraps, etc and all of them worked to some degree, or less, till full, then it was worse. My helmet pads run into the same issue, they get full then run. Often when I have significant issues with it, there is not much else to do but take off the glasses and helmet and let the wind dry things out some...or stop and towel.

It depends on my helmet. However, I have bought cheap cotton sweat bands from E-Bay. Package of a dozen or so. Whenever I stop, I rotate the band to a dry spot.

Castelli Summer Skull Cap

Sweat Vac

Halo

There are many other brands.


-Tim-

I have two SweatVac ventilator caps that I wear under the helmet:

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Also prevents me from getting sun burn on my balding head. :)

I second this. I bought one of these a few months ago and it works great for keeping sweat out of eyes.

It's also great to keep bugs off the scalp when they get caught in the helmet. I have a bald shaved head and there's nothing worse than getting a bug in the helmet when going 25mph. Plus, it keeps my head from getting sunburnt. 3 good applications.

One thing I learned the hard way, many times, is to never put sun block lotion 'above' my eyes.

All good suggestions. I use the Halo headband, and also recently bought a Giro cycling cap. I know people who use old school bandanas. I bought an Under Armor summer scull cap for a friend who was complaining about getting sunburn on the top of his head (but was too cheap to do anything about it) and can confirm that they do work fairly well for protecting the scalp from sunburn as well as dealing with perspiration.

They all work up to a point. That said, on extremely hot, humid days, sometimes you just find yourself constantly wiping sweat from your eyes.

For long rides with heavy sweating, I haven't found anything that works better than a well-adjusted Sweat Gut'r. I can swamp a bandanna in an hour (then have to stop and wring it out or change it every 15 minutes), and the Halo headbands are only slightly better. The downside is the "well-adjusted" part; once the Gut'r rolls down just a little bit, it's useless.

Halo headband works for me. It isn't the band so much as the rubber strip that directs sweat away from my eyes. None of it blows back into my eyes.

Based upon a recent similar thread I purchased a Halo product. Might be my most important "quality of life" money spent on cycling. Previously had tried a bunch of other bandanas, half-buffs, etc.. to no real success. The Halo works - it has a thin piece of neoprene that channels the sweat back, works great.

Nike headband. Although I just purchased a cycling cap to replace the band. It's too tight.

Try riding in the NC Sandhills at sunrise with 100% humidity in the summer :lol:

Get a Halo headband. It has a rubber "dam" that keeps sweat out of the eyes. I've used the others but the Halo is the best I have found.

Another vote for the Halo headbands. (I use the narrowest one because I don't like having things around my head.) Got one on recommendation from this forum, and was AMAZED at how well it worked.

I use AloaVera Gel sunscreen (spf 40) The stuff does not run. I put over my eyes, around my eyes, then close my eyes and coat my eyelids. It does take a while to get off after rides but I love the freedom from both sunburn and sunscreen in my eyes. I just do a racoon-like mask and use another sunscreen that washes off far more easily for the rest. Since that is all I use, the tubes last me years. I get mine at REI.

Edit: and to the topic: I use Pace skull caps. I don't pour sweat and they work very well for me. I treat them like underwear. A fresh cap for every ride. Keeps my helmet clean and smelling nice far longer!

Ben

How much do you sweat?

Halo II headband works up to a point, then it gets overwhelmed by my sweat.

So, for me, it's cycling caps. Sweat soaks into the cap and drips down off the brim (or if I flip the brim up, runs down off to the sides). Added advantage of the cap vs. the headband is scalp protection from the sun.

Headsweats is another sweat ...uh... sweet sweat control brand

I chime in also for the Halo, love it.

Another Halo user here. I periodically rinse it and the helmet pads in water to get the salt out. (If I don't, the salt keeps concentrating in the helmet pads, and a rainstorm or extra-hot day will release a torrent of pain and blindness.)

It depends on where you live. In a high humidity area like Florida, most riders will sweat more than in a cooler and drier climate. Then there's each individual's sweating experience.

This would direct you in different ways to deal with sweating. Here in California, I have ridden in very hot and dry areas like Palm Springs, Death Valley, El Centro. Then I have ridden in New York during the summer when it was hot and muggy.

My first inclination is to use a paper towel, folded in half and placed inside the helmet's front side nearest the forehead. As my sweat begins to roll down, the paper towel will absorb the drippings and never touch my eyes. I use a super absorbent paper towel that I buy at Target: Viva by Kleenex.

See if that works before you buy anything.